The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-04-07
STATE GLEANINGS.

! Inc DUCK lllIl Doon Is On Iut
down bill grade.
The river bank at Grcenville
continues to cave.
Enterprise is to have new paper
Ito fill long felt want"
BufrIloe gnats are dcprcdating on
stock in the swamp counties.
Sam Walls, aged Is, killed Berry
c. Everett at Hickory ON the 3lst
ult.
A. b. Pittman, a prominent mem
her OF the Vicksburg bar, died last
week.
A plantation in the upper end OF
Bolivar county is named "HelPs
Delight"
Osyka is shipping large quaint
ties Of early vegetable TO western
markets.
The Illinois Central road contcm-
plates the erection Of u large hotel
at Chata"a.
DR.. Hcyt, the Presbyterian evan
gclist, is holding a meeting this
week ut Liberty.
Crystal Springs has fruit box
factory, established by Mc-srs. 7. j.
Young and G. ID. Rhymes.
Oscar T. Mayer, Mayor of May
ersvillr, was thrown from his buggy
and badly hurt last week.
| The Port Gibson Reveille chron-
! icles the Sudden death from heart
disease Of Mr.. Thomas NJ. Harwood
There is much talk Of the Georgia
Pacific Railway extending their
line from Starkville TO Greenville ut
once.
Mr.. Emmett l.. Ross, editor Of the
Canton Daily Pickett, is a candidate
for the Circuit Clerk OF Madison
county.
Mr.. w L. MAY has retired from
the Jackson Daily Advertiser. and
is scj"urning for the present in
Summit
a magnificent belt Of iron ore has
been discovered near Hickory
Station on the Nicksburg and
Meridian Railroad.
Enterprise claims lemonade
spring" 1t is said t. he fact that
u little sugar added to the water
makes u first rate lemonade.
Jackson now has q colored mil
itary company, supplied by the
State with guns, and it is said it is
making good progress indrillin9.
The Gem Fire Company of Jack
son have purchased a fine steam
fire engine and named it the John
McGiIl, in honor OF their foreman.
The Graves Bnilding st JACKSON
occupied by +. Goldman & Go. and
Dreylus & Asher, was destroyed by
an lncendiary fire on the Both
ult
The Agricultural and Live Stock
Association OF WiIkersnn County.
Mississippi, will give srcciai
premium Of $l5 for the best acre of
corn.
The residence of John Bash, Of
Simpson county, was destroyed by
fire recent y with its contents,
nothing being saved except bed or
two.
Senator Wallhall has accepted an
invitation TO deliver a memorial
address in honor of the Confederate
dead at Port Gibson on April
26th.
The grand and massive iron
bridge which spanned the Bngue
Chilto river at Sandifer & Walkers's
store in Pike county, went down
with wagon and OK team last week,
drowning one yoke of oxen.
W c. Barber, of Copiah county,
accidentally shot and killed his
year-old babe on the ist inst. He
shot at q bird with a target rifle,
The ball struck picket and glanced
and struck the child just above the
eye, while the little brother was
hauling it in Il wagon. 1t only
lived one hour
Auditor Stones office is popular
resort with tax collectors now.
Lust Thursday r. w McNair, Of
Lincoln county, L. w. Carradlne, Of
Jefferson county, Il. J. IIargrove, OF
c piah county, d. w. Lee, OF
Lawrence county, and deputy Sher-
lti) McGhee, of Marion county,
where there winding mp their 1886
accounts.
Bishop Galloway preached the
defeating sermon at Adams Camp
Ground church on the 9th uIt.
The building was then formally
dedicated by Rev. J. NJ. Weems,
Presiding Elder, and turned over
to the following named trustees :
Messrs. S. +. McNultv, J. p Ca
ruth. G. ii. Butler, J. G. King,
f. w. Flowers, &. +. Terrell and
Il. NJ. Caruth.
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